Proverbs 13:4

God's Word

A lazy person craves food and there is none, but the appetite of hard-working people is satisfied.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That same day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a well they had dug. They said to him, “We’ve found water.”

Psalm 92:14

Even when they are old, they still bear fruit. They are always healthy and fresh.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands bring poverty, but hard-working hands bring riches.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be made rich, and whoever satisfies others will himself be satisfied.

Proverbs 12:11

Whoever works his land will have plenty to eat, but the one who chases unrealistic dreams has no sense.

Proverbs 12:24

Hard-working hands gain control, but lazy hands do slave labor.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy hunter does not catch his prey, but a hard-working person becomes wealthy.

Proverbs 13:3

Whoever controls his mouth protects his own life. Whoever has a big mouth comes to ruin.

Proverbs 13:5

A righteous person hates lying, but a wicked person behaves with shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 20:4

A lazy person does not plow in the fall. He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of a lazy person will kill him because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, but everyone who is ⌞always⌟ in a hurry ends up in poverty.

Proverbs 24:30

I passed by a lazy person’s field, the vineyard belonging to a person without sense.

Proverbs 24:31

I saw that it was all overgrown with thistles. The ground was covered with weeds, and its stone fence was torn down.

Proverbs 26:13

A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion out on the road! There’s a lion loose in the streets!”

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy person stirs up a fight, but whoever trusts the Lord prospers.

Proverbs 6:6

Consider the ant, you lazy bum. Watch its ways, and become wise.

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the person who listens to me, watches at my door day after day, and waits by my doorposts.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have taken off my clothes! Why should I put them on ⌞again⌟? I have washed my feet! Why should I get them dirty ⌞again⌟?

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will continually guide you and satisfy you even in sun-baked places. He will strengthen your bones. You will become like a watered garden and like a spring whose water does not stop flowing.

Numbers 23:10

The descendants of Jacob are like specks of dust. Who can count them or number even one-fourth of the people of Israel? Let me die the death of innocent people. Let my end be like theirs.”

John 6:27

Don’t work for food that spoils. Instead, work for the food that lasts into eternal life. This is the food the Son of Man will give you. After all, the Father has placed his seal of approval on him.”

Hebrews 6:11

We want each of you to prove that you’re working hard so that you will remain confident until the end.

Joshua 7:3

They came back to Joshua and told him, “You don’t need to send all the troops. Only about two or three thousand men are needed to destroy Ai. Don’t tire the troops out by sending all of them. There are only a few troops in Ai.”